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Reports and Presentations

In addition to conducting academic research and publishing the results in scholarly journals, Center for Community Studies members make public presentations and produce policy analyses, "best practices" overviews and other types of reports related to a variety of social science areas. These reports and presentations are organized by date, with the most recent first. PDFs may take a few seconds to open.

Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity 
July 2009
Testifying before a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, Associate Professor James Fraser reviews lessons learned from the HOPE VI housing initiative and offers insight into issues related to the future of public housing in general.
Read the testimony


Tennessee small-business survey on health care coverage and reform
July 2009
By Peabody and CCS researchers and the Tennessee Small Business Coalition
This survey of Tennessee small-business owners and the self-employed details their concerns about accessing affordable health care and their preferences for reform of the health care system.    
Read the PDF report  


Financial crisis and community development   
May 2009
Housing policy, real estate and foreclosure expert Dan Immergluck reviews the financial crisis and the consequences for housing and community development advancement in this CCS colloquium presentation. 
View the PowerPoint presentation


Stewardship of shared equity housing
April 2009
Community development expert John Davis examines the development of various types of affordable housing across the nation and the importance of continuing stewardship in this CCS colloquium presentation.   
View the PDF presentation


Black Mega Churches and Prophetic Community Engagement
January 2009
Professor Sandra Barnes discusses some of the purposes and programs of Black mega churches that lead to community engagement and personal empowerment in this CCS colloquium. 
Watch the presentation 


Case studies of shared equity housing programs in the United States
September 2008
By CCS and Vanderbilt researchers and The Housing Fund
This report, compiled to inform the development of the Nashville Shared Equity Housing Initiative, reviews several types of shared equity housing programs in the United States. 
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Shared equity primer
July 2008
By CCS student member Emily Thaden
This report details the three primary models of shared equity home ownership and explains other key elements, including stewardship and selling. Profiles of shared equity projects across the nation are included.
Read the PDF report


Affordable Housing Conference
March 2008
This one-day housing conference organized by the Vanderbilt Center for Community Studies connected local housing developers, policy-makers and stakeholders to national housing experts to discuss the future of affordable housing and how this affects the Nashville community. 
Find conference presentations and briefing materials